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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Sept. 11, 2015

Sept. 11, 2015

Total of 4 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Sep 11 00:53:02 EDT 2015 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 50.00% | 2 | 64.81% | 34980 | joly at punkcast.com 25.00% | 1 | 20.54% | 11085 | staff at atlarge.icann.org 25.00% | 1 | 14.65% | 7909 | narten at us.ibm.com --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 4 |100.00% | 53974 | Total

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New Public Comment: New gTLD Auction Proceeds Discussion Paper
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 9, 2015

Sept. 9, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the New gTLD Auction Proceeds Discussion Paper has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-auction-proceeds-2015-09-08-…. The dates of the Public Comment will be 8 September 2015 - 18 October 2015 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-new-gtld-auction-proceeds-08sep15(a)icann.org. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/T4xYAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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WEBCAST MON/TUE – African Internet Governance Forum in Addis Ababa
by Joly MacFie Sept. 7, 2015

Sept. 7, 2015

The third mentioned ISOC webcast of the day is not going without the occasional hitch due to connectivity problems, but when it is on, the quality of the discussion has been of a remarkably high standard. On lunch break now, after which the "Next Billion" session will start. joly posted: "On Monday 7 September 2015 and Tuesday 8 September 2015 the fourth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF 2015) is happening at the AUC New Conference Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC) in cooperation with t" [image: AfIGF 2015]On *Monday 7 September 2015* and *Tuesday 8 September 2015* the fourth *African Internet Governance Forum <http://afigf.org/?q=AfIGF2015>* (AfIGF 2015) is happening at the AUC New Conference Center in *Addis Ababa*, Ethiopia, organized by the *African Union Commission <http://www.au.int/en/commission>* (AUC) in cooperation with the *United Nations Economic Commission for Africa <http://www.uneca.org/>*(ECA). AfIGF brings together participants from all over the continent and outside partners to discuss Africa’s collective common position on Internet Governance and share best practices based on the results of national and sub-regional consultations in order to chart the way for the continent’s participation in the next Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to be held in João Pessoa, Brazil, in November 2015. The event is being webcast live on the *Internet Society Livestream Channel <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afigf2015>*. *What: African Internet Governance Forum 2015 <http://afigf.org/?q=AfIGF2015> Where: AUC New Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia When: Monday 7 September 2015, Tuesday 8 September 2015 Agenda: http://afigf.org/sites/default/files/Draft_Agenda_of_AfIGF2015_Addis_ENG_06… <http://afigf.org/sites/default/files/Draft_Agenda_of_AfIGF2015_Addis_ENG_06…> Webcast: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afigf2015 <https://livestream.com/internetsociety/afigf2015> Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/AfIGF2015 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/AfIGF2015> Facebook: https://facebook.com/hashtag/AfIGF2015 <https://facebook.com/hashtag/AfIGF2015>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8003#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8003#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8003 <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/8003> -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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WEBCAST TODAY: Armenian Internet Governance Forum
by Joly MacFie Sept. 7, 2015

Sept. 7, 2015

Great event. All sessions will have English translations. One of many ISOC webcasts today. joly posted: "The first Armenian Internet Governance Forum (ArmIGF) will be held on 7-8 September, 2015 in Yerevan, Armenia. ArmIGF 2015 is organized by the multistakeholder Internet Governance Council (IGC) of the Republic of Armenia with the support of the Ministry o" [image: armigf]The first *Armenian Internet Governance Forum <http://armigf.am/> *(ArmIGF) will be held on *7-8 September, 2015* in *Yerevan, Armenia*. ArmSave <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/>IGF 2015 is organized by the multistakeholder Internet Governance Council (IGC) of the Republic of Armenia with the support of the *Ministry of Transport and Communication* <http://www.gov.am/en/structure/10/> (MTC) and the Internet Society NGO (*ISOC Armenia* <https://www.isoc.am/>). The main objectives of the forum are: to provide an open and transparent platform for all stakeholder groups; to bring up and discuss the Internet governance related issues; to give the floor to the wide community;to deliver the messages to the policy makers. The event will be webcast live in English on two tracks, see below. Yerevan is UTC+4 (8 hours ahead of NYC). *What: Armenian Internet Governance Forum <http://armigf.am/> Where: Yerevan, Armenia When: 7-8 September, 2015 Agenda: http://armigf.am/schedule/ <http://armigf.am/schedule/> Webcast 1: http://bit.ly/isoctv <http://bit.ly/isoctv> Webcast 2: http://bit.ly/armigf2 <http://bit.ly/armigf2> Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/armIGF2015 <https://twitter.com/hashtag/armIGF2015> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/armIGF2015 <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/armIGF2015>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7995#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7995#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7995 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -

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Weekly posting summary for at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org
by Thomas Narten Sept. 4, 2015

Sept. 4, 2015

Total of 6 messages in the last 7 days. script run at: Fri Sep 4 00:53:03 EDT 2015 Messages | Bytes | Who --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 66.67% | 4 | 65.06% | 46466 | staff at atlarge.icann.org 16.67% | 1 | 23.99% | 17136 | rinalia.abdulrahim at gmail.com 16.67% | 1 | 10.94% | 7816 | narten at us.ibm.com --------+------+--------+----------+------------------------ 100.00% | 6 |100.00% | 71418 | Total

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New Public Comment: Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BROTHER, .GEA, .ACO, .SECURITY, .PROTECTION, .THEATRE and .RENT TLDs
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 2, 2015

Sept. 2, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the Release of Country and Territory Names within the .BROTHER, .GEA, .ACO, .SECURITY, .PROTECTION, .THEATRE and .RENT TLDs has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ctn-release-tlds-2015-09-01-en The dates of the Public Comment will be 1 September 2015 - 14 October 2015 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-ctn-release-tlds-01sep15(a)icann.org. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/VYhYAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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New Public Comment: Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 1, 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

Dear All, This is to let you know that the Public Comment on the Preliminary Issue Report on New gTLD Subsequent Procedures has now gone live: https://www.icann.org/public-comments/new-gtld-subsequent-prelim-2015-08-31… The dates of the Public Comment will be 31 August 2015 - 10 October 2015 23:59 UTC. During this period, anyone can submit comment via comments-new-gtld-subsequent-prelim-31aug15(a)icann.org. As an advisory committee of ICANN, the ALAC submits Statements on Public Comment and advises on policy matters related to the interest of Internet users worldwide. Not just limited to the 15 ALAC members, members from the wider At-Large community are welcome to draft a Statement on behalf of the ALAC. If you are interested in drafting an ALAC Statement on this Public Comment, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. At-Large Staff will follow up and help you understand the procedure. Additionally, the wiki workspace for developing a potential ALAC Statement is here: https://community.icann.org/x/zIdYAw. All pertinent resources for this public comment can also be found there. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Last Day - CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Initial Report on Data & Metrics for Policy Making
by ICANN At-Large Staff Sept. 1, 2015

Sept. 1, 2015

Dear All, This is to remind you that At-Large's internal commenting period for the draft ALAC Statement in response to the Public Comment on the Initial Report on Data & Metrics for Policy Making<https://community.icann.org/x/34tCAw> will end today at 23:59 UTC. The draft, as well as pertinent resources for this Public Comment, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/34tCAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Nevertheless, comments submitted after 01 September 23:59 UTC will likely not be considered by the penholder(s) or incorporated in the final Statement. If you have input on the draft, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Inputs submitted in this mailing list will be transferred to the wiki workspace for the penholder(s) to keep track of the community comment and take them into consideration when finalizing the draft. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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Last Day - CALL FOR COMMENTS: ALAC Statement on the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report
by ICANN At-Large Staff Aug. 31, 2015

Aug. 31, 2015

Dear All, This is to remind you that At-Large's internal commenting period for the draft ALAC Statement in response to the Public Comment on the Next-Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services to Replace WHOIS Preliminary Issue Report<https://community.icann.org/x/1IJCAw> will end today at 23:59 UTC. The draft, as well as pertinent resources for this Public Comment, can be found in its wiki workspace here: https://community.icann.org/x/1IJCAw. All At-Large members are welcome to comment on this draft. Nevertheless, comments submitted after 31 August 23:59 UTC will likely not be considered by the penholder(s) or incorporated in the final Statement. If you have input on the draft, please submit it in the wiki workspace using the comment function. You will need to log in to the wiki to use the comment function. If you don't have a login or have other issue using the wiki, kindly contact staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org>. Inputs submitted in this mailing list will be transferred to the wiki workspace for the penholder(s) to keep track of the community comment and take them into consideration when finalizing the draft. Regards, Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Ariel Liang, Gisella Gruber, Nathalie Peregrine and Terri Agnew ICANN Policy Staff in support of ALAC E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org<mailto:staff@atlarge.icann.org> Facebook: www.facebook.com/icann<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge>atlarge<https://www.facebook.com/icannatlarge> Twitter: @<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>ICANNAtLarge<https://twitter.com/ICANNAtLarge>

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CCWG Proposal on Enhancing ICANN Accountability - important calls this week
by Rinalia Abdul Rahim Aug. 31, 2015

Aug. 31, 2015

Dear ALAC and At-Large Community Members, [Apologies for cross-posting - subject matter is important and time sensitive] The Cross Community Working Group (CCWG) on Accountability has published its 2nd draft report, which contains its updated proposal for enhancing ICANN’s accountability as part of the IANA Stewardship Transition process. I would like to urge you to spare some time and attention to analyze the proposal and to provide the views of the At-Large community through the public comments process, which will end on Sep12th. Your views are important because the work on accountability has implications for ICANN's governance. *To be more informed on the proposal and on the response of the ICANN Board to the proposal, I recommend that you attend the following calls this week:* (1) CCWG meeting with advisors today (31 August) at 13:00 UTC. (2) CCWG briefing to the ICANN Board today (31 August) at 22:00 UTC. (3) CCWG-Board Dialogue on 2 September at 22:00 UTC (note that this is expected to be a 3 hour discussion). These calls are open and the information on how to participate via Adobe Connect is included below. *Relevant links and information* ALAC draft statement on CCWG proposal - ( https://community.icann.org/display/alacpolicydev/At-Large+Cross+Community+… ) ICANN call for Public Comments on the CCWG proposal – ( https://www.icann.org/public-comments/ccwg-accountability-2015-08-03-en) CCWG Accountability Wiki Page – ( https://community.icann.org/display/acctcrosscomm/CCWG+on+Enhancing+ICANN+A… ) Adobe Connect links for the calls: *31 August - CCWG Meeting with Advisors* | 13:00 UTC | https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/ <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/> *31 August* - *CCWG Briefing to the Board | *22:00 UTC | https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/ <https://icann.adobeconnect.com/accountability/> *2 September - CCWG/Board Dialogue Call* | 22:00 - 01:00 AM/UTC | Adobe Connect: https://icann.adobeconnect.com/dialogue/ Best regards, Rinalia Abdul Rahim

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